Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum (A.Gray) Kron
Collector/Expedition: Baxter, Peter Ronald, Christian, Tom, Hinchiiffe, William, Ikeda, Hiroshi, Yamamoto, Nobuko, Katsuki, Toshio & Nagamasu, Hidetoshi
Collection number: 188
Collection date: 2nd October 2013
Country/Territory: Japan:Nagano
Collecting locality: Japan:Nagano:Fujiui town. Fukisawa population.
Latitude: 35°56'51''N, Longitude: 138°19'12''E
Habitat: South-west facing slope in an area of forest c.50 years old, which recolonised after a very destructive typhoon (pers. Comm. T.Katsuki). Dense forest dominated by Quercus crispula and Larix kaempfer - the latter seeding in from surrounding plantations. Also with Abies veitchii var. veitchii, Betula ermanii, Sorbus japonica. Rhododendron molle ssp. japonicum and Aconitum sp. abundant in the understorey.
Description: Spreading shrub to c.1.5m x 1.5m.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00888142
Herbarium region: 4A (Japan)
Number of sheets: 1